Instructor: Prof. Nicholas Hadley, Room Z-4335, 301-405-6063, Hadley@umdhep.umd.edu

Text: OPTICS by Hecht, Third Edition), Addison-Wesley

Lecture: Monday and Wednesday 4:00 - 5:15PM, Room Z1219

Office Hours: My office hours will be on Tuesday 10AM -11AM and Wednesday 10AM - 11AM. If these hours are inconvenient, please see me any other time in my office.

Teaching Assistant: Sheng-Chang Lee, Room 4221, 301-405-7279,
office hours: Th 10-11AM

Homework: The homework assignments (problem sets) will be assigned on Mondays, and should be handed in at the beginning of class the following Monday. Late homework will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor, but not after solutions have been handed out.

Exams: There will be 2 exams given during the lecture periods (1:15 hours in length). Both exams will contribute to the final grade for the course. The final exam will be given on Monday December 16 from 4PM to 6 PM. It will cover all the semester's work. You must take the final exam to pass the course.

Grade: The semester grade will be based on the homework, in-class exams and the final exam with the following tentative weights:
2 in-class exams: 40%
homework: 30%
final exam: 30%

First Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Sept. 15 )
Problems from Chapter 2 of the 3rd edition of Hecht: 2.1, 2.3, 2.17, 2.26, 2.27, 2.35
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 2.1, 2.3, 2.11, 2.17, 2.18, 2.23)

Second Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Sept. 22 )
Starting from Maxwell's equations, show that the B field satisfies the wave equation.
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 3.19, 3.42, 3.48, 4.22, 4.31
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 3.13, 3.27, 3.34, 4.11, and 4.19.)

Third Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Sept. 29 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 4.30, 4.54, 4.61, 4.63,  5.5
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 4.18, 4.31, 4.38, 4.40, and 5.4)

Fourth Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Oct. 6 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 5.11, 5.28, 5.32, 5.48, and 5.79
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 5.6, 5.23, 5.26, 5.38, and 5.71)

First Term Exam - Monday October 13
This exam will cover the material in chapters 1-5 in Hecht. You may bring one 8.5" x 11" sheet with formulas to the exam. You may write on both sides of the sheet.

Fifth Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Oct. 27 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 6.7, 6.12, 6.20, 7.6, 7.34
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 6.6, 6.11, 6.18, 7.6, and 7.27)

Sixth Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Nov. 3 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 8.5, 8.17, 8.25, 8.33 (include a sketch), 8.41
(Same problems in 2nd Edition of Hecht: 8.5, 8.10, 8.16, 8.20, and 8.28. For problem 8.20, include a sketch. For problem 8.28, assume you have a source of natural light.)

Seventh Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Nov. 10 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 9.6, 9.10, 9.15, 9.35, 9.39. For problem 9.39, include more details than the solution in Hecht.
(Same problems in the 2nd Edition of Hecht: 9.4, 9.8, 9.13, 9.33, 9.37. For problem 9.37, include more detail than in the solution in Hecht.)

Eighth Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, Nov. 17 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 10.1, 10.3, 10.7, 10.25, 10.34. For problem 10.1, include more details than the solution in Hecht.
(Same problems in the 2nd Edition of Hecht: 10.1, 10.3, 10.7, 10.25, 10.34. For problem 10.1, include more detail than in the solution in Hecht.)

Second Term Exam - Monday November 24
This exam will cover the material in chapters 1-10 in Hecht, emphasizing the material in chapters 6-10. You may bring one 8.5" x 11" sheet with formulas to the exam. You may write on both sides of the sheet.

Nineth Homework Assignment: (Due Monday, December 8 )
Problems from 3rd Edition of Hecht: 10.42, 11.2, 11.10, 11.32, 12.16
(Same problems in the 2nd Edition of Hecht: 10.42, 11.2, 11.10, 11.32, 12.16)

Final Exam - Monday December 15 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM in Room 1219
The exam will cover the entire semester's work. You may bring two 8.5" x 11" sheets with formulas to the exam. You may write on both sides of the sheets.